diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db2a0ff..b248d96 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
 ### Changed
+- feature-29: updated docker node version to 20.12.1 (the most current long term support version).
 ### Removed
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 65da5cd..e2e48e3 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:10
+FROM node:20.12.1
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/podaac/hitide-profile"
 RUN npm install forever -g